EUjet was a low-cost airline based at Shannon Airport, Ireland. It operated a network of services from its main base at Shannon Airport (SNN), with a hub at Kent International Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent, UK. The airline was sold to a British company, PlaneStation, which also owned Kent airport, for €10m. In July 2005 PlaneStation went out of business with €40m in debts, forcing EUjet to cease operations. Boeing 737-200 of low-cost Irish airline Ryanair A low-cost carrier (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier) is an airline that offers low fares but eliminates most traditional passenger services. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, 3. ... Kent International Airport (IATA: MSE, ICAO: EGMH) is an airport in Kent, England. ... Manston is a place in the Thanet district of Kent. ...

Code data

• IATA Code: VE
• ICAO Code: EUJ
• Callsign: Union Jet

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History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations in May 2003. It was created by former TransAer head PJ McGoldrick, who linked with Fokker F100 leasing specialist Debis AirFinance to offer wet leases and charters. In 2004 the company moved into scheduled services. Airport operator PlaneStation completed its takeover of EUjet in January 2005 by acquiring the remaining 70% of the shares. It had bought the first 30% in May 2004. On 26 July 2005 the airline went into administration. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fokker F100 is a small twin-turbofan regional airliner from the Fokker company. ... A wet lease is any leasing arrangement whereby a company agrees to provide an aircraft and at least one pilot to another company. ... In English and Welsh insolvency law, an Administration Order is a method used to protect a company experiencing short or medium term financial problems from its creditors. ...

Services

EUjet operated the following services (at July 2005):

• UK domestic destinations: Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester, Manston and Newcastle.

• Ireland domestic destinations: Dublin and Shannon.

• International scheduled destinations: Alicante, Amsterdam, Faro, Geneva (ski seasonal destination), Girona, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Málaga, Murcia, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Salzburg and Valencia.

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Fleet

The EUjet fleet consisted of 5 Fokker F100 aircraft (at January 2005). The Fokker F100 is a small twin-turbofan regional airliner from the Fokker company. ...

Registrations EI-DBE, EI-DBR, EI-DFB, EI-DFC, EI-DFZ, all seating 108 passengers in a Y Class configuration.

Collapse

On 25 July 2005 trading in shares for EUjet's parent company PlaneStation was suspended. Passenger numbers were far down on expected figures and suffered a £6.5 million loss in the last half of 2004. The company stated that discussions with the banks have "not been positive". July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 26 July 2005 all flights were suspended along with the operations of Kent International Airport for all bar freight traffic. Later in the day EUjet went into voluntary administration leaving up to 5,000 passengers stranded abroad and 500 jobs in the balance. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lack of passenger numbers are one reason cited for the failure of the airline with only 330,000 out of the 500,000 passengers predicted for the first year of operation. In addition the airline had been plagued with disruption and protest from people in Thanet of whom a significant proportion were against any expansion of operations at Kent International Airport. The Isle of Thanet is an area of northeast Kent, England. ...

easyJet, a rival airline, offered to fly home the thousands of stranded EUjet customers for a flat fee of £25. [1] [2] [3] easyJet (LSE: EZJ) is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ...

External links

• EUjet passenger opinions
• Photos of EUjet aircraft